Overview





History

Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH) was established by the Board of Directors of Tung Wah Hospital in 1911 as the first hospital on the Kowloon peninsula. The Chairman of the Founder-Directors was the famous lawyer-politician Mr. Ho Kai. The name "Kwong Wah" stands for Kwang-Tung Chinese for whom the hospital was to serve. Back in the early twentieth century, no hospitals existed on the Kowloon side of the harbour, and traffic to Hong Kong Island to seek medical help was treacherous for the sick. In 1907, a group of community leaders submitted a proposal to build a Chinese hospital in Yaumatei as a matter of urgency to cater for the needs of the rapidly expanding population in Kowloon and the New Territories. The Hong Kong Government subsequently enacted Ordinance No. 38 known as "1911 Expansion of Tung Wah Hospital Ordinance". A piece of Crown land in Yaumatei was granted for the purpose of erecting a hospital. After 5 years of construction, Kwong Wah Hospital was officially opened by the then Governor Sir Frederick Lugard on 9 October 1911.

Introduction

Founded by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in 1911, the Hospital provides a full range of services to the population of West Kowloon and Wong Tai Sin. It is Kowloon West Cluster's major acute hospital, and also a Neurosurgical and Antenatal Diagnosis referral centre. The Hospital has established various clinical centers in recent years, including Mr & Mrs. Lai Kwok Wing Urology Centre, Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Centre and Chan Feng Men Ling Cardiac Centre, to provide quality healthcare services which meet the needs of the society. There are integrated Breast Centre and Dr Stephen Chow Chun-kay Assisted Reproduction Centre to serve patients with needs. It has established a Community Based Geriatric Service, Respiratory Care Unit, Acute Stroke Unit, TWGHs BOCHK Diabetes Centre, Wong Wha San Renal Memorial Centre, and a Nuclear Medicine site equipped with the most advanced technology. Kwong Wah Hospital is also a pioneer in Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine. TWGHs has established TWGHs Wilson T S Wang Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment Centre in Kwong Wah. The hospital has participated through joint consultation for designated diseases under protocols which developed by both Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine practitioners.

Mission

We will endeavour to further develop Kwong Wah Hospital as a major acute hospital with its own characteristics in the Hong Kong health care system, to provide a comprehensive range of multi-specialty services of the highest possible standard, effectively and efficiently within available resources. We will maintain the Tung Wah spirit and tradition in providing patient-centred, quality services to the community, and continue to collaborate with TWGHs develop health care services consistent with its mission and strategy. We will provide a safe and comfortable environment for patients and staff. We will provide a challenging, rewarding, harmonious and warm working environment with good training and career development opportunities. We will collaborate with the community and other health care providers in achieving a seamless health care system for the maximal health benefit of the community.

Statistics


Kwong Wah Hospital

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

Overall
Total In-Patient & Discharge Patient discharges & deaths 83,617 86,071 83,865 87,090 91,656 92,579 95,147 94,783 714,808
Total Accidental & Emergency attendance 148,428 144,400 143,084 150,879 149,502 145,917 142,120 140,983 1,165,313
General Out-Patient total attendance 129,444 119,484 126,232 125,326 125,226 116,917 124,680 124,428 991,737
Total Specialist Out-Patient attendance 315,006 314,638 319,192 326,121 331,839 335,360 342,652 339,686 2,624,494
Geriatric Day Hospital total attendance 5,388 4,758 5,068 5,798 5,746 6,009 7,848 8,897 49,512

 

TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

overall
Total In-Patient & Discharge Patient discharges & deaths 7,459 7,053 7,179 7,157 7,540 7,602 7,705 7,882 59,577
Total Accidental & Emergency attendance N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
General Out-Patient total attendance N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Specialist Out-Patient attendance N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Geriatric Day Hospital total attendance 7,756 8,656 9,615 9,904 10,702 10,632 7,892 7,697 72,854

 

Kwong Wah Hospital

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14
No. of Beds 1,123 1,141 1,141 1,101 1,101 1,106 1,095

 

TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14
No. of Beds 505 501 461 474 511 511 511